Dental Assisting: Articles

Article Databases

The best way to locate articles is through library databases. Go to http://libguides.nvcc.edu/databasesbysubject and look under the categories Health Sciences (DIT,DNH,EMS,HIM,HLT,MDL,NUR,OTA,PTH,RAD,ROC,RTH)to find a list of relevant databases. Here are a few databases that you may find particularly helpful:

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Periodical Types

Articles are published in periodicals, which is any type of publication published at a regular interval (weekly, monthly, quarterly). Periodical types include magazines, newspapers, trade publications, and scholarly journals which:

Provide detailed information about a specific aspect of a topic.

Report on events, issues, or scholarly research.

Are good sources for current or recent information.

Magazines, journals and newspapers typically do NOT provide a summary or overview of a topic.